East Stroudsburg man accused of being in possession of drugs

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Jan 12, 2013 at 9:14 PMJan 12, 2013 at 9:44 PM

Pennsylvania State Police said an East Stroudsburg man allegedly was found to be in possession of drugs Friday night when he was discovered sleeping in the cabin of a sailboat parked in the driveway of a Middle Smithfield Township house, said.

William Patterson III, 24, was found in the sailboat cabin around 10 p.m. Police said he was in possession of marijuana and a counterfeit substance in place of heroin.

Patterson was charged with drug violations and taken to Monroe County Correctional Facility, where he was to be arraigned.